The MEP – Collection Gervanne + Matthias Leridon Collection - Cité internationale des arts Residency is a new residency programme for emerging artists, dedicated to African photography, created by Gervanne and Matthias Leridon in collaboration with the MEP and the Cité internationale des arts.
The purpose of this residency is to support young African artists and to highlight practices that explore new forms of photography. The aim is also to promote artists’ mobility to enable them to share their work and expand their artistic and professional networks.
With this programme, the Collection Gervanne + Matthias Leridon and its partners commit themselves to support the laureate’s project by offering him/her a special support and a three-month residency in the heart of Paris.
Benefits
- A three-month artistic residency, from 3 January – 28 March 2022, at the Cité internationale des arts, in a studio with a work-place and a furnished living-place (bedroom, shower, kitchen, wifi), located in the heart of Paris, and near the MEP.
- A specific artistic and professional accompaniment: access to the networks and documentary resources of the three partners.
Financial support
- International transportation to and from Paris with a Visa and travel insurance.
- A grant for living expenses: 1500 euros per month.
- A production grant: 1500 euros.
- A presentation event, to be defined according to the laureate’s project.
Eligibility
- Be a national and resident of an African country.
- Be between 18 and 40 years old.
- Be able to provide proof of professional artistic activity for at least three years.
- Have already developed one or more creative photographic projects (exhibition, publication, etc).
